Stanley N. Helsley and Phyllis (Helsley) Ryan
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Title
Stanley N. Helsley and Phyllis (Helsley) Ryan
Subject
Helsley, Stanley Noah Jr. (1933-2001)
Ryan, Phyllis Anne Helsley (1931-2009)
Description
Photograph of Stanley Noah Helsley, Jr. (left) and his sister, Phyllis (Helsley) Ryan, as young children.
Another brother, Robert, was born after this photograph was taken. Their parents were Stanley N. Helsley Sr. and Mabel (Burner) Helsley, of Edinburg.
Stanley married Carolyn P. Helsley, in April 1, 1955. The couple had four children; Stanley Allen, Barry Palmer, Ellen Cae, and Dana Sue Helsley.
Stanley was also a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and retired after 30 years of service at McLean Trucking Company in Cincinnati, Ohio. After retiring, he returned to Shenandoah County, where he managed Woodstock Ford Tractor until it closed.
His sister, Phyllis Anne Helsley, was a 1948 graduate of Edinburg High School and attended Palmer's Business School.
She married Ray Albert Ryan. They had two children, James Lee and Kathy Ann Ryan.
Phyllis was employed with Bowman Apple for 46 years and volunteered at the gift shop at Shenandoah Memorial Hospital. She was a lifetime member of St. Jacob's Lutheran Church.
Another brother, Robert, was born after this photograph was taken. Their parents were Stanley N. Helsley Sr. and Mabel (Burner) Helsley, of Edinburg.
Stanley married Carolyn P. Helsley, in April 1, 1955. The couple had four children; Stanley Allen, Barry Palmer, Ellen Cae, and Dana Sue Helsley.
Stanley was also a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and retired after 30 years of service at McLean Trucking Company in Cincinnati, Ohio. After retiring, he returned to Shenandoah County, where he managed Woodstock Ford Tractor until it closed.
His sister, Phyllis Anne Helsley, was a 1948 graduate of Edinburg High School and attended Palmer's Business School.
She married Ray Albert Ryan. They had two children, James Lee and Kathy Ann Ryan.
Phyllis was employed with Bowman Apple for 46 years and volunteered at the gift shop at Shenandoah Memorial Hospital. She was a lifetime member of St. Jacob's Lutheran Church.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Labelled "June 1934" on box of plates.
Contributor
Identified on an undated ID form by Sandra Yelton, who was a cousin of the subjects and had the same picture at home.
Additional biographical information was compiled from public records.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Phyllis (Helsley) Ryan appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 002931 and 006176.
Identifier
006176
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Stanley N. Helsley and Phyllis (Helsley) Ryan,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed March 17, 2026, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/38752.
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